The Four Ds of Self-Storage

Every industry meets a pain point, solves a problem, or meets a specific need. Those pains and problems take different forms across the landscape of consumer driven markets. For the self-storage industry, those drivers are what we call the four Ds of self-storage.

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Katherine D'Agostino
Boat and RV Storage Feasibility Studies: Fundamentals

When it comes to boat and RV storage feasibility studies, there are a few crucial differences from self-storage feasibility studies. Starting with the fact that most boat and RV facilities are outside of major cities, rather than embedded within a community. They simply need more space than self-storage—you can’t do a multi-level facility with those types of machines in storage.

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Katherine D'Agostino
What is Dynamic Pricing, Anyway?

A cornerstone of self-storage operations—as well as of self-storage development and acquisition considerations—is dynamic pricing. Whether or not to implement it, the pros and cons of its use, and, of course—what the heck it actually means to practice dynamic pricing.

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Katherine D'Agostino